The art was created by Ken Thornburn who is a native of Bruce County. He was born in Port Elgin and now resides in Tara where he owns Northern Flyer. Ken has captured a moment in time when the walk behind plow gave way to the sulky plow made of forged metal parts. The image is based on an actual photograph taken in the early 20th Century showing a farmer breaking sod in northern Bruce County. The three horse team, according to local farmers, was necessary because the combined weight of the farmer and the sulky was hard on two horses, and the three horses were used to share the work load. The background is also pure Bruce County. The farm house and outbuildings are based on existing structures. While the clothes on the line may be fanciful, the sea gulls following the plow are not, as anyone who has observed plowing in Bruce County must have noticed.

The art also reflects the 1993 Bruce County Official Poster in two ways. In the 1993 Poster art, a plowman wearing a Bruce County tartan kilt is walking behind a plow. In the 2008 Poster art, the kilt has given way to overalls and a Bruce County tartan bonnet. Further, both the 1993 and the 2008 poster art is presented horizontally rather than vertically. At the 1993 IPM, Sulky Plowing was introduced as a demonstration event and has since been added as a permanent plowing class. The introduction of Sulky Plowing is recalled in the 2008 Poster art.